Sr. Irudayam Augusta watches closely as some 40 women move their hands to create exquisite embroidery on clothes in a historic 1774 building. Augusta, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of ...

The embroidery, which measures 30cm by 27 cm, is made from coloured silks and gold and silver threads. It depicts Christ on the cross, with blood pouring from his wounds and the tools of his torture.